The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-24

The Baptist church here viii sooa
have pastor.
The articles on iarm topics in the
TINES this week, recommends the pa
per to our agricultural readers.
Mr.. John C. Bagnal has accepted a
position in mercantile house IN
Wedeefeld. He LETT on Monday TO
enter upon his duties.
A cotton buyer is needed now IN
our town. Our merchants viii use
their influence TO bring one or two Of
these gentlemen to Manning.
Robert Folder, colored, brought 10
Manning last Thursday, the ti:as bss.e Of
new cotton. It weighed 552 pounds
and was bought by Mr. a. WelnDnrS
for 9 cents pound. .
we are glad to note that = great
many Of our teachers are attending
the Institute IN Sumter this week: We
expect to publish an account OF the
meeting next week.
9'he sheriff of Marlboro arrested, last
Thursday at Adermars mill, Pat Car
ington, alias Mccall. colo-cd, charg-
ed with murder committed IN Mari
boro county.
Miss Lula Lucss Who has been
spending some tine in Nannlng, has
returned home She was accompan-
led by Nj. and Mrs. 3. a johnson
and Miss Fannie Bell
Ellerson ConuoGs, colored, al o!d
criminal who has been lodging the
sheriff for number OF years, was az
pretended on the 18th by deputy j,
C. Harvin assisted by Mr.. II. LeSesne.
Conyers is charged with hog stealing.
Trial Justice Wilson committed to
iail last week VIII AcFaddin, co!ored,
for trial for housebreaklng and larceny
at the next circuit court. Robt. Nell
son charged with the same offence,
has eluded arrest thus far.
Rev. H. NJ. Mood was too indispos-
ed to Eli his appointment Sunday eve
ning. This faithful minister deserves
a few weeks holiday for the benefit OF
his feeble health. lie IS too abe q
minister to have his strength over
taxed.
A friend has sent to this Office e vol
luminous document headed "Sambos S
Dream of the Day Of Judgment" +" The
article is much too lcng for our crowd
ed columns. We have no objections
to publishing It if the write: can man
age to condense it into half its present
size.
Rev. L. ". jenkins, colored, adver-
tises his school to-day. He IS q good
man and good teacher. He has had
fine school heretofore, and will, nc
doubt, continue to receive the patron
age of our intelligent co!ored citizens
ssTom" says tie Panoia club was
fully avenged on the Cross Roads Club
last Saturday, for the late defeat at the
Cross Roads of theH second nine. On
Saturday last they played q cosnbina-
ton Of the Gross Roads and Jun.Eiile
and won by score OF S to 3.
An Illustrated story entitled the
4Russian Doctor" will soon be publish
ed in the TINES. The first chapter
will commence in the issue ofSeptem,
Der 7th. al who desire to read this
interesting story, who do not take tie
TINES, Lad better subscribe at once.
Our towg was almost deserted yes,
terday. Everybody who could, with
an invitation, attended the reunion O
the Sprott Guards at Juneville. W.
regret our inability to attend, but car
promise our readers next week, an &C,
count of the meeting written by g
friend.
Messrs. Snow & Co., patent lawyers
at Washington, report to this Office
the following patents granVeo 10 par
ties in South Carolina during the past
week: To II. C. Robertson, of Charles
ton, patent for a combined stool and
sewing machine cover; D. 3. haselton
Charleston, sewing machine starting
attachment.
Fred Scott, colored, was tried on
Monday for failure to do road work,
and fined FIVE dolla1a. He plead as
an excuse that he was Bishop OF the
Free Will Baptist Church. but the
justice and theological expert, failed
to recall any such Office in that de,
nomination. Several other parties
were arraigned for this offence, bat
they were acquitted for the reason
that they were not properly warned.
The Youths Companion N an article
on 'sHonor in Trade" puv-.shes tlis
letter from convict in one OF oul
State prisons to the prison warden
81 was sentenced for stealing. I an
senow employed in making shoes, and
Gam ordered to insert two sheets Of
sthick paper in the soles, and to colo,
s:them to initiate leather. Is this The